1998 FORD E SERIES Problems & Recalls

I HAVE NOT HAD AN "INCIDENT" WITH MY 1998 FORD EXPEDITION, BUT I AM SCARED SENSELESS HAVING READ THE MANY REPORTS BY OWNERS WHO HAVE. I HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS AGES 3 AND 7 WHO RIDE DAILY IN OUR FAMILY VEHICHLE. I AM URGING YOU TO CONSIDER A MANDATORY RECALL ON EXPEDITIONS WITH SIMILAR CRUISE CONTROL S...

TIRE TREAD SEPARATION OF FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL R4S LT 225 75 R/16 MS LOAD RANGE E TUBELESS RADIAL 2 STEEL PLY TIRE. ON 1999 WINNEBAGO MINNIE MOTORHOME (FORD V10 - E SUPERDUTY SERIES) WITH 9,400 MILES. WE LIMPED THE VEHICLE INTO NEAREST GAS STATION WITH STEEL BELT SHOWING ON TIRES. NO APPARENT...

Mileage: 9,400

I HAVE A 1998 FORD DIESEL VAN THAT I HAVE JUST PURCHASE ABOUT A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. THE FORMER OWNER GAVE ME A CLUE OF A PROBLEM THAT I DIDN'T PICK ON WHEN I BOUGHT IT. HE SAID DON'T FILL THE TANK FULL OR THE FUEL WILL OVERFLOW. WELL IT DOES OVERFLOW FULL OR NOT BUT WORST WITH A FULL TANK. FORD AN...

Mileage: 71,000

THE INSIDE PASSENGER SIDE DUEL TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH.*AK CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE FROM THE TIRES AND 15 MINUTES LATER THE ENTIRE TREAD BLEW OFF THE TIRE. IT DAMAGED THE WIRING, FRAME AND BODY. THIS WAS NOT A RECALLED TIRE. CONSUMER NO LONGER TRUST THE REMAINING TIRES, FORD OR ...

Mileage: 18,500

I OWN A 1998 COACHMAN MOTORHOME, CLASS C WITH STEELTEX RADIAL R4S LT225/75R16 M/S TIRES ON IT. WHILE TRAVELING UP I64 HEADED TOWARD CROZET, VA. FROM MY HOME IN MECHANICSVILLE, VA. I EXPERIENCED TIRE PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING ALONG AROUND 62 MILES PER HOUR I EXPERIENCED A SEVERE BUMPING WHICH FELT LI...

TIRE SIZE LT22575R16; THESE TIRES ARE USED ON A WINNEBEGO MOTORHOME 1999. THE INSIDE REAR OF THE WHEEL WELD WAS DAMAGED DUE TO A TIRE CAPPING OFF. THE OTHER TIRES ARE NOW STARTING TO EXEMPLIFY THE SAME FAILURE PATTERN. TS THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE INSIDE REAR TIRE HAD ...

WITHOUT WARNING REAR DUAL FIRESTONE (225/75R/16) TIRE TREAD STARTED TO SEPARATE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO PROPANE GAS LINE OF THE MOTOR CARRIER AND TAIL PIPE FRAMING UNDER WHEEL WELL. DOT # VD11XD347AK.*AK *TT

FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES P225/75R16 DOT VD1L1XD EXPERIENCED BLOWOUTS, ONE OCCURRED WHILE IT WAS RAINING, CONSUMER STATES THERE WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE. *SLC

TREAD SEPARATION (POSSIBLY DUE TO LACK OF ADHESION) AND BLOWOUT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO RIGHT SIDE OF MOTORHOME AND EXHAUST PIPE. TWO OUTSIDE STORAGE BINS WERE DAMAGED; MUD FLAP TORN LOOSE; WHEELWELL TRIM TORN LOOSE; BIN LIGHTS BROKEN; EXHAUST PIPE WAS BENT AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE; FIBERGLASS DAMAGE TO ONE...

DRIVER UNABLE TO READ SPEEDOMETER BECAUSE STEERING WHEEL BLOCKS VIEW, LOCATION OF INDICATOR CREATES POOR VISIBILITY. YH

DISC BRAKES ENGAGED WITHOUT APPLYING RESULTING IN BURNING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. MJS

DOOR LOCK MECHANISM FAILED. YH

COMPLAINTS THAT THE PASSANGER SEAT IS MOUNTED TO CLOSE TO THE DASH. IF THE AIR BAG WOULD DEPLOY THE PASSANGER WOULD BE INJURED SERIOUSLY.